Connecticut western news., 1887-04-27


 Pay your taxes before May1.
 Calvin E. Barnes has been quite ill for several days, but is improving. E. R. Lorrain has contracted to build a house for George w. Mellen at Great Burlington.
 John B. Reed is confined to the house by hard cold, sore throat and some fever.
 Mrs Eliza A. Crowen has been very i'll with pneumonia for about ten days, but is slowly improving.
 MT and Mrs T. I. Ferguson. of Housatonic, Mass, spent Sunday at his fathers in this town.
 Lee M. Johnson, of Newtown, visited at W. H. Camps last Friday evening and Saturday morning.
 Tine Great Barnum and London Ten United Shows, will positively exhi- bit at Pittsfeld, Mass, Monday, June 6. You cannot fail to observe Fuller & Peet's temporary advertisement, but they will soon publish more compre- hensive one.
 Don't forget the date,-April 2S is the time to get cash for your potatoes at Canaan Depot.-See H.J. Mignerey's advertisement.
 The pews in the Methodist church in this village will be rented for the ensuing year, at o'clock Saturday afternoon, April 30.
 Holders of trade dollars should remember that the time for redeeming them expires under the law July 1st. Get rid of them at once.
 & A total of 132 tickets from Canaan. East Canaan and Norfolk were sold for the Methodist society's excursion to Hartford last Friday.
 The oyster supper at D. D. Walters last Thursday evening, for the benefit of the organ fund of Christ church, was we'll attended and was an enjoyable occasion,
 .sSohmer" S Mathushek Pianos Estey and Mason & Hamlin Organs rented or for sale by Capewell the Jeweler. No. 3S6 Main street, West Winsted, Conn. The young ladies' mission circle sociable at Rev Dr Eddy's last We'd nesday evening was we'll attended and proved very pleasant occasion.
 Frank H. Ramsey, who has been s. W. Barnes secretary at Canaan, while MT Barnes and family were in Florida, returned to Jersey City last Saturday.
 New shoe storel Where? At Great Burlington. H. J. Mignerey in his new advertisement, tells you that he has the largest stock in Southern Berkshire, and at exceedingly low prices.
 Reuben Mcintyre has given up his job as fireman on the Housatonic road and has accepted better position and better pay. viz Yard master of the H. SC. W. road at Rhinebeck.
 The Winsted Herald of April p contained the stenographer's report o Wellington B. Smiths speech before the committee on the county seal question. It is an able argument anc we'll worth perusal.
 Mrs Julia Capron and Miss Laurs Inc, "The Life of Henry Ward Beecher, written and edited by Lyman Abbott, I D. and Rev s. B. Halliday. They hay, already sold quite number of copies
 The young peoples meeting ant praise service, conducted by Deacon s A. Eddy, at Village Improvement hal the past two Sunday evenings, hav been we'll attended and will be continu ed until further notice.
 The Congregational services a Village Improvement hall last Sunda. morning was largely attended. Rev D Eddy preached a grand and appropri ate sermon, selecting his text iron Exodus xiv, part of the 18th verse. "G Forward"
 Gov Ames, of Massachusetts ha set apart Saturday, Aprll 30, as Arbo day in that Commonwealth, but Gov Lounsbury, of Connecticut, has desig mated Friday, April 29, as Arbor day i this state.
 At meeting of the directors of tn Housatonic railroad company held i Bridgeport last Wednesday afternoo Vice-President William Fl. Stevenso was also elected general manager of tn Housatonic system.
 The Newtown Bee says Joh Rodemeyer, Jr., now of the Norwal Gazette, is to have another Spasm, nc a yellow one, as he will call his ne weekly the Norwalk Record and wi issue the first number on Saturda, May 7th.
 -Anson Aldrich will break up hous keeping and close out his househol furniture, stoves, crockery, bedding garden tools and various other article at public auction on Saturday, Apr 30, ct l P. m. at his residence on tt Watson farm, near this village.